Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1887-05-11
ARBOR DAY.
NJ" II was Observed In th,. c..
Vicinity.


yesterday was Names fret Arbor d.
proved excessively hot-.o no, in g..
.ha' there was not much comfo,. -. :,
uoors during the middle of the d.v ~
mercury went as high as 81 above in ,oma
por"ons OF the city and at 2 O'clock ~
was % above at Kinsman's come, pr, 49,:
oid not hinder tree planting, and all d,v 49,
space and pick were brought into ac,;on I'D
trees were set in all parts Of the CITY. solia
c'zehs whose hands had not known a sbov.l
nanoie since the days of their youth threw
out the fresh earth and with skillfuI m.n;n,
iatlons set the sapling in its new home tender
" spread out the rootlets, and buried them
II may not be amiss to remark that it i. M
oungier's job to plant tree neatly and 90
1nat will survive. There mpst
De an abundance of ,oor
for the roots and much care must be exer.
cisco on covering them. 1t Is common
practice to cut back the branches. No dorh,
huhoreds OF the trees set Yesterday will not
i've the season through, vet the tbop.and.
'nat do' that grow, flourish and wax great.
Will prove blessing to humanity and add 70
the value as we'll as the beauty of the land
upon which they grow Trees for shade and
decorative purposes were generally planted
yesterday, although some citizens chose those
which would yield fruit The lawn, the
'front.' yard, the garden and the roadside. Ali
profited by the day. ALI varieties of the
many shade trees had their devotees although
the maple and elm probably led. We heard
one citizen inquiring for an "ox-heart wild
cherry" Two trees, an elm and a maple.
were set on Mr.. Blaine's premises. In the
country the day was quite generally observed.
After the trees have been started their
culture and care should not be forgotten, for
upon this depends largely the worth of the
tree Let the sapling be neglected and for
gotten and it will, nine chances out of ten
| develop into an unsghtly scrub.
The day was observed at the Maine Insane
Hospital, by the officers and trustees, in
planting some one hundred and twenty Ave
trees-elms, naples, one cedar and one pine
VIC ioIeCt tIcc ueluR named the ArDOf DAY
and dedicated to the legislature of 1887.
Special trees have been planted and labelled
for the Superintendent and Mrs. Sanborn,
DR.. II. B. Hill and Mrs. Hill, Dr. Davies,
DR.. Lowell, Miss Twitchell, Mr.. and Mrs.
Chase, Mr.. Campbell, Mr.. johnson, Mr..
Allen and Mr.. Keene, one each for the trus-
tees, also one each for Gov. Bodwell and the
members Of his council, one for Mrs. Wild.
den, the lady visitor at the institution. One
each has also been planted and labelled to
the memory of DR.. Oaks and Mr.. l!inckley,
late members of the board of trustees, and the
cedar tree to the memory of the Ia.e Hon.
Abner Coburn. The work has been done
under the supervision and with the assistance
of the officers of the Institution and board of
trustees.
The scholars of the public schools were
| given a holiday end it is not necessary to say
they enioved it-ss only children can. With
glad faces and rry shouts they wandered
about over fields aud forests and happier
Americans never returned from May romp.